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Signing of the Treaty
- When
- 26 May 1879
- Where
- British army camp near Gandamak
Mohammad Yaqub Khan signed the treaty at a British camp near Gandamak, ceding territory and foreign policy control to the British Raj.
On 26 May 1879, Yaqub Khan proceeded to a British army camp near Gandamak to sign the treaty. He ceded frontier areas and foreign affairs control to the British Raj. The agreement established commercial contacts and a telegraph line, making him a feudatory of the British Crown.
Sources
- Treaty of Gandamak Wikipedia, revision of 2024-11-20
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